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Thomas matthews rooke pre raphaelite brotherhood
Thomas Matthews Rooke (1842–1942) was an English watercolour artist. He worked as a designer, as an assistant to other artists, and was commissioned by John Ruskin to make architectural drawings.
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- Thomas matthews rooke pre raphaelite brotherhood
- Thomas Matthews Rooke 1842 1942 English watercolour artist Pre Raphaelite
- Life
- Family
- References
Thomas Matthews Rooke (1842 - 1942) ✽ English watercolour artist (Pre-Raphaelite)
Life
Ruskin hired Rooke from Morris & Co. in 1879, and Rooke was still paid by him eight years later. In 1884 he was painting Italian architecture. Ruskin's project aimed to record threatened landscapes and buildings, and for it he also employed Frank Randal (1852–1917), and half a dozen others.
In parallel Rooke was a studio assistant to Edward Burne-Jones, during the period 1868 to 1898. He also did work for Sydney Cockerell and the Society for the Preservation of Memorials of Ancient Buildings; and exhibited at the Royal Academy and Grosvenor Gallery.
Family
Rooke married Leonora Jane Jones; the engraver Noel Rooke was their son.